Today we're excited to share a guest recipe from Teralyn Pilgrim, author of the upcoming book No Scrap Left Behind: My Life Without Food Waste. First off,
Winning Dishes from the Food Waste Prevention Week Cooking Challenge!
It was an honor to host and judge the first ever Food Waste Prevention Week Cooking Challenge! The challenge, a new addition to FWPW in 2024, invited home cooks
Use up stale donuts in this easy donut bread pudding
Stale donuts. They might seem unredeemable. But that’s only if you don’t know how to make donut bread pudding, which is one of the easiest, crowd-pleasing-est,
Clear-out-the-fridge dinners and lunches
If you're like me, you probably have some go-to meals that help you use up odds and ends. In my house that includes: But, it's always fun to add more ideas to
When do you need to peel potatoes?
Today we’re excited to feature a guest post from Laura Kumin, cookbook author and founder of Mother Would Know, a food blog packed with practical advice and
Leftover cheese platter grilled cheese
Behold the cheeseboard at the end of the party. Picked over. Sparse. A shadow of its former Instagram-worthy self. But, look closely and you’ll see that there’s
Sourdough discard cookies and brownies
We are yet again featuring a roundup of nifty things you can do with extra sourdough starter! Today's starter stars? Cookies and brownies! The acidic nature
Overripe Banana Pancakes
Pau Farreny J., a Spain-based cook and food waste fighter is back again this week with more use-it-up inspiration. This time, he’s sharing his recipe for
Still more ways to use up pickle juice!
If you let it, pickle juice really punches above its weight. We've already shared ideas for using it in salads, marinades, breads and dips. And now here are
Passed Over Wine Jam
Passover is a holiday about many things: rebirth, escaping the oppressor, welcoming the stranger. And also wine. It’s a lot about wine. If observing the
Ajo Mulero – A vegan Spanish tortilla made with stale bread
Today we’re excited to share a recipe from Pau Farreny J., a Spain-based cook and educator who’s committed to reducing food waste. Pau works for Espigoladors,
“Sour milk” pancakes
Can you cook or bake with sour milk? When milk starts to smell off, it’s usually still perfectly fine to use in baking (for more, here's a deep dive into
Sourdough discard cakes
Any parent of a sourdough starter deals with the discomfort of occasionally having to "discard" some of their growing, microbial, floury mass so it doesn't take
Use up cracker and nut crumbs in this creamy, veggie pasta dish
This creamy, veggie-packed pasta dish has a secret ingredient that you’re probably throwing away: the crumbs at the bottom of canisters of nuts, bags of chips,
Hot drinks to make with melted ice cream
Is your ice cream scoop looking more like an ice cream soup? While we all know that simply putting melted ice cream in the freezer will never return it to its
Easy, no-fuss ways to use up extra egg yolks
Previously, we wrote about some sweet ways to use up stray egg whites. But what if you have the opposite problem? What if you're in the midst of preparing a
